• DocumentCode
    936992
  • Title

    Some Results on Low-Level Microwave Treatment of the Mountain Pine Beetle and the Darkling Beetle

  • Author

    Whitney, H. Stuart ; Kharadly, M.M.Z.

  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    8/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    798
  • Lastpage
    803
  • Abstract
    Various stages of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopk.) and pupae of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor L.) were treated in waveguide and in "free space" with a wide range of doses of low-level microwave radiation at 10, 35, and 74 GHz. The insects were found to be more resistant to radiation than previously reported in T. molitor for similar and weaker doses. It is suggested that this lack of response could be due to different physiological conditions in the T. molitor population studied.
  • Keywords
    Fasteners; Forestry; Frequency measurement; Insects; Microwave frequencies; Performance evaluation; Steel; Toxic chemicals; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1984.1132774
  • Filename
    1132774